People v. Oliver CA1/2

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendant Tremaine David Oliver was convicted of kidnapping for robbery (Pen. Code, § 209, subd. (b))1; robbery (§ 211, 212.5, subd. (c)); kidnapping for rape (§ 209, subd. (b)(1)); torture (§ 206); forcible rape in concert (§ 264.1); and forcible oral copulation in concert (§ 288a, subd. (d)). The jury found true an enhancement for causing great bodily injury with respect to the torture, rape in concert and forcible oral copulation charges. In addition, the jury also found true, pursuant to the One Strike Law, that defendant personally inflicted great bodily injury and torture and had also kidnapped the victim. The trial court sentenced defendant to 17 years in state prison for the robbery and forcible oral copulation in concert, with an enhancement for great bodily injury. With regard to the forcible rape in concert conviction, the trial court sentenced defendant to an indeterminate term of 30 years to life, which included an enhancement for great bodily

1 All further statutory references are to the Penal Code, unless otherwise noted.

1 injury and a term of life with the possibility of parole for the torture conviction. The trial court stayed the sentence on…